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Chi-Yu may be a combination of 鯽魚 / 鲫鱼 ''jìyú'' (Chinese for {{wp|Carassius|crucian carp}}, from which goldfish are domesticated) and 玉 ''yù'' (Chinese for jade). The name is formatted in {{wp|Wade–Giles}}, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century. | Chi-Yu may be a combination of 鯽魚 / 鲫鱼 ''jìyú'' (Chinese for {{wp|Carassius|crucian carp}}, from which goldfish are domesticated) and 玉 ''yù'' (Chinese for jade). It may also be a reference to 蚩尤 ''{{wp|Chiyou}}'', a Chinese mythological being who descends from the {{wp|Yan Emperor|Flame Emperor}}. The name is formatted in {{wp|Wade–Giles}}, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century. | ||
Yiyui may be a combination of 魚 / 鱼 ''yú'' (Chinese for fish) and 玉 ''yù'' (Chinese for jade). Both /i/ and /ui/ are common approximates of the {{wp|close front rounded vowel}} (represented as -ü- or yu- in {{wp|pinyin}}, pronounced like French u or German ü) in languages where the vowel is not present. | Yiyui may be a combination of 魚 / 鱼 ''yú'' (Chinese for fish) and 玉 ''yù'' (Chinese for jade). Both /i/ and /ui/ are common approximates of the {{wp|close front rounded vowel}} (represented as -ü- or yu- in {{wp|pinyin}}, pronounced like French u or German ü) in languages where the vowel is not present. | ||